Oil-can.



H. P. FINCH..

OIL CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. l5. |918.

Patented. Oct. 29, 1918.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 15, 1918. Serial No. 222,632.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY l?. FINCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butte, in the county of Silverbow and State of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, 0f which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in oil cans more particularly adapted for attachment to saws and the principal object of the invention is to provide a can with spring means for normally holding the outlet thereof closed.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple and effective means for holding the can to a saw handle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efficient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure l shows the invention applied to a saw handle.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the can with the outlet closed and showing the open position of the valve in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a view of the valve-rod with the valve removed.

As shown in these views the invention consists of a circular body part l having a rounded top provided with an outlet 2. I prefer to make the top separate from the body and to provide the same with screw threads as at 3. 4 represents the bottom of the can which is provided with a tube 5 projecting upwardly therefrom into the body of the can and acting as a guide for the end of a valve -rod 6. The end of this valve rod projects through the inlet and is enlarged as at 7 to provide a head. As shown the` valve rod is of less diameter than the outlet opening so as to permit the oil to iiow from the opening around the rod. The rod is provided with an annular recess 8 which receives the inner edge of a rubber disk 9 forming a valve for the outlet opening. The valve is normally held in position closing said opening by means of a spring 10 surrounding the rod and engaging with said valve and holding the valve and rod in raised position. The valve is opened by pressing on the head 7 to lower the rod and with it the valve. The rod is guided in its movement by the tube 5. 11 indicates spring iingers formed on the lower end of the can and adapted to engage the saw handle as indicated in Fig. 1. In this manner the can is removably held to the saw and when it is necessary to oil the saw, hold the saw by the handle in one hand and press the valve down with the lirst two ngers of the other hand and it will release enough oil on them to oil the saw, the oil being applied to the saw by the lingers. I find it desirable to form the spring jaws on the bottom l of the can before said bottom is placed in the can, but of course do not wish to be limited in this respect.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim,

What I claim is:-

A device of the class described comprising a body part, a tube projecting upwardly from the bottom thereof, a removable top on said body part having an outlet, a valve rod of smaller diameter than and passing through said outlet and having its end slidably engaging said tube, said rod having an annular groove therein, a valve having its inner edge fitting in said groove in said rod, a spring encircling said rod and tube for holding the same in raised position with the valve closing the outlet and spring jaws 0n the bottom of said body part for engaging the saw handle.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HENRY PHILLIP FINCH.

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